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Webster 1913 Edition


Rhinocerical

{

Rhiˊno-ce′ri-al

,

Rhiˊno-cer′ic-al

, }
Adj.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros, or his horn.
Tatler.

Definition 2024


rhinocerical

rhinocerical

English

Alternative forms

  • rhinocerial

Adjective

rhinocerical (comparative more rhinocerical, superlative most rhinocerical)

  1. Resembling or relating to the rhinoceros or its horn.
    • Joseph Addison
      These gentlemen were formerly marked out and distinguished by the little rhinocerical nose, which was always looked upon as an instrument of derision, and which they were used to cock, toss, or draw up in a contemptuous manner []